FFXIV A Realm Reborn: Lancer(LNC) Guide

“The lancer is a class that specializes in wielding a variety of long-hafted spears and polearms. They possess a wide range of weaponskill combinations, but have low HP in comparison to other melee classes, and no abilities enabling them to bolster their defense. The amount of damage generated by a string of critical hits is enough to send any enemies left standing fleeing in terror. “

How do I become a Lancer!You can choose it as a starting class, or by going to the Lancers guild once you complete the level 10 class quest.

Where is the Lancer guild?
The Lancer guild is located in New Gridania. [more info: Guilds guide]

It’s obtained from class quests no? I missed this prolly when I made it way back in beta. However, we will be doing a complete overhaul of the older guides come 3.0 for the newer players. Thanks for the heads up!

Why is Mi’qote and Roegadyn listed as best race? Since dragoon is a DD class wouldn’t Hyur Highlanders technically be the *best* race since they have the highest starting str. From what is listed and i’ve seen so far Dex does nothing for DD, and Vit just makes you tankier. So from a pure DD min/maxing standpoint wouldn’t this be correct?

The race recommendation must have been copied over from the CNJ page! Thanks for pointing it out! Yes Highlanders are indeed best! While this isn’t exactly our Lancer theorycrafting or Min/Maxing page (those are coming up), this is more of a basics page. Which is why the recommendation for VIT has “If you want to be less squishy” – for PvP purposes or for personal preference. But yes, If i were to make a lancer with PVE in mind I’d stack full strength! and maybe crit chance materia.